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frank bretschneider + steve roden – suite nuit
There are scales of rhythm in which space is a bidirectional alliance between time and shape, influencing the perception of space but also the space for perception, as in Suite Nuit, where Frank Bretschneider and Steve Roden are merged into two sonic torrents that envelop rhythms in…
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a quantum microphone
“Scientists from Chalmers have demonstrated a new kind of detector for sound at the level of quietness of quantum mechanics. The result offers prospects of a new class of quantum hybrid circuits that mix acoustic elements with electrical ones, and…
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Journal of Sonic Studies 8 – Sounds of Space
A new special issue of the great Journal of Sonic Studies has been published, dedicated to “sounds of space”. We are delighted to announce the publication of the Journal of Sonic Studies special issue on Sounds of Space. Two years ago,…
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Bats jamming bats: Food competition through sonar interference
Interesting article at Science Mag on a special call Bats do for interfere in their own sonars: Communication signals are susceptible to interference (“jamming”) from conspecifics and other sources. Many active sensing animals, including bats and electric fish, alter the frequency…
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musical table
The musical table installed 504 volumes on the top plate, and there are 504 musical box movements which play only a single sound in the point of the 5-m electric line extended from there. The motor revolving speed of the…
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Sound Worlds of Japanese Gardens
Michael D. Fowler presents an interdisciplinary approach to investigating the sound world of traditional Japanese gardens by drawing from the diverse fields of semiotics, acoustic ecology, philosophy, mathematical modelling, architecture, music, landscape theory and acoustic analysis. Using projects – ranging…